A N A LY S I S FRIEDRICH-EBERT-STIFTUNG- When the political elite underestimate citizens- Parliamentary elections in Montenegro DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS WHEN THE POLITICAL ELITE UNDERESTIMATE CITIZENS Parliamentary elections in Montenegro Zoran Stoiljković, Miloš Vukanović, Daliborka Uljarević(ed.) September 2020 Before the parliamentary elections in Montenegro, the CCE and the FES presented the findings of the public opinion research on numerous social and political issues that shape the attitude towards the election offer. The research aim was to put into focus citizens and their attitudes that could have been useful to election participants in formulating election campaigns, but which remain instructive in the coming period, as well. Citizens of Montenegro are tired of the firm leaders. They want democratic, participatory leadership that will look for responses to the challenges through dialogue and compromise within strong institutions. This is almost a revolutionary change and a message political elites in Montenegro must understand. 1